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    If Star San left in bottle is not bad for beer, why get a bottling tree?

    I keep reading it's totally fine to not rinse the Star San out of bottles, after using something like the the Vinator (). But why bother getting a bottling tree to dry them? Could I just set my bottles upright on the counter and go straight to bottling after 5 minutes of sanitizing?
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    Did I kill my yeast by rehydrating it with hot water?

    Thanks guys, I feel a lot better now. Will keep you posted on the final result!
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    Did I kill my yeast by rehydrating it with hot water?

    OK, thanks for forcing me to take my very first gravity reading. :) The recipe says OG 1.056 and FG 1.012. It is currently at about 1.016. Also, I saw a ton of little bubbles when I opened up the bucket. It looked like 5 little fish farts per second. Is this good news?
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    Did I kill my yeast by rehydrating it with hot water?

    Hi all! I brewed a batch of double chocolate stout. It came with a pack of dry yeast, which I wanted to rehydrate. I poured a cup of cold water from the tap in the bowl with yeast, and then realized the instructions said "around 90F". This is where I must have been asleep, as I poured in...
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